Migrating Cars.com to Elixir with Angel Jose

This podcast episode features Angel Jose, a Software Engineer Manager at Cars.com, discussing his experience in re-platforming Cars.com using Elixir, Phoenix, and other open-source technologies. The conversation delves into the reasons behind the migration, the process of rebuilding the data model and user interfaces from scratch, and how the Elixir-based system handles the significant scale of over one million daily visitors. The episode also covers Angel's approach to onboarding new engineers, the impact of Elixir on this process, and the broader Elixir community. Angel shares insights into some of the challenges faced during the pandemic and provides advice for teams adopting new technologies.